Sell vehicles and meet personal sales goals; communicate with customers face-to-face and by phone; comply with federal, state, and local auto sales regulations; process and organize sales data; perform basic calculations; work varied hours, stand and walk frequently, and assist with vehicle handling and outdoor tasks. Maintain valid driver and sales licenses where applicable.
Preferred Qualifications
Competencies
- Able to establish personal sales goals and implement a plan of action to achieve goals
- Ability to understand, keep abreast of, and comply with federal, state, and local regulations that impact retail automotive sales
- Computer proficiency
- Good communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to effectively communicate via face-to-face, phone, or by other means of communication
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- Ability to process data and organize it for management analysis
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
- Ability to understand and follow work rules and procedures
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
- Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices
- Ability to interact well with others and be a positive influence on morale of department, dealership and organization
Supervisory Responsibility
None unless otherwise stated
Work Environment/Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Light Work- lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time and/or frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
This position requires a good deal of walking or standing, 50 percent of the time or greater will stand and move throughout the dealership facility (lot, showroom, service department, offices) for most of the shift
This position may include prolonged periods of sitting with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls
This position requires climb, stoop, and kneel
This position requires the ability to hear and talk
This position requires the ability to have sufficient foot/hand/eye coordination to safely drive a vehicle
Will spend time outdoors, under varying climate conditions, subject to the elements, and may experience extreme heat and extreme cold and will also spend time indoors in air-conditioned areas
During winter months, will assist in cleaning vehicles from snow if applicable to the local climate
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Light Work- lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time and/or frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
This position requires a good deal of walking or standing, 50 percent of the time or greater will stand and move throughout the dealership facility (lot, showroom, service department, offices) for most of the shift
This position may include prolonged periods of sitting with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls
This position requires climb, stoop, and kneel
This position requires the ability to hear and talk
This position requires the ability to have sufficient foot/hand/eye coordination to safely drive a vehicle
Will spend time outdoors, under varying climate conditions, subject to the elements, and may experience extreme heat and extreme cold and will also spend time indoors in air-conditioned areas
During winter months, will assist in cleaning vehicles from snow if applicable to the local climate
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
Schedule may vary from week to week depending on operational needs.
Works evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.
Schedule may vary from week to week depending on operational needs.
Works evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.
Required Education and Experience
No prior experience or training is required
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent combination of education and experience
No prior experience or training is required
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent combination of education and experience
Preferred Education and Experience
One-year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
One-year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Additional Eligibility Qualifications (Certification/Licenses/Registrations)
Valid Driver's License
Driving Record the meets insurance requirements and company policy
Current and active Sales License, in states where applicable
Valid Driver's License
Driving Record the meets insurance requirements and company policy
Current and active Sales License, in states where applicable
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